Tractor-trailer involved in three-car accident on Rte. 44

Thursday

Mar 27, 2008 at 12:01 AMMar 27, 2008 at 12:46 PM

A tractor-tractor headed in the eastbound lane of Rte. 44 in Raynham rear-ended a vehicle taking a left hand turn onto Commerce Way at 8 this morning causing a head-on collision involving two other vehicles, temporarily shutting down the stretch of the two-lane road for a couple of hours. Three people were taken to three different area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer, Benjamin Lotman of Maryland was cited by Raynham police for negligent operation.

Jacob Belcher

A tractor-tractor headed in the eastbound lane of Rte. 44 in Raynham rear-ended a vehicle taking a left hand turn onto Commerce Way at 8 this morning causing a head-on collision involving two other vehicles, temporarily shutting down the stretch of the two-lane road for a couple of hours. Three people were taken to three different area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer, Benjamin Lotman of Maryland was cited by Raynham police for negligent operation.